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While there are benefits to personalized tutoring, the evidence isn’t clear that having AI tutors helps students learn better or faster. CreativaImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers

Staff Writer - July 14, 2026

When it comes to machine-produced ‘literature,’ does it really matter whether the outputs can pass for original art? J Studios/Digital Vision via Getty Images

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Thousands of AI‑written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel‑writing machines’

Ghostwriting sits at the nexus of collaboration and deception. EThamPhoto/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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If using ChatGPT is cheating, what about ghostwriting? The old debate behind a new panic

Between 5% and 15% of children have symptoms of dyslexia, but schools are often slow at identifying and responding to it with targeted education. mrs/Stock Photos/Getty Images

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Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers

Yes, AI tutors can provide individualized feedback, but learning is inherently social. Maskot via Getty Images

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The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process

The primary way scientists compete is through their research papers. Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse

Staff Writer - September 12, 2025

Artificial intelligence can bring a host of benefits, such as individualized learning, but can also encourage kids to shortcut learning. Jonathan Kirn via Getty Images

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AI is taking hold in K-12 schools – here are some ways...

Staff Writer - August 9, 2025

‘Boys’ love’ literature depicts an idealized version of gay male sex. Ed Gottschalk/Wikimedia Commons

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China’s arrests of boys’ love authors does not equate to a...

Staff Writer - July 31, 2025

A portrait of President Donald Trump in the ‘America’s Presidents’ exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens...

Staff Writer - April 2, 2025

Artificial intelligence is expected to generate a growing share of the world’s creative work. karetoria/Moment via Getty Images

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People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works,...

Staff Writer - March 18, 2025

The creative process involves choices that lead artists to places they couldn’t have imagined. Eoneren/E+ via Getty Images

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Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2025

Asking how discarding an item fits with a person’s goals can help them decide whether to keep it. MoMo Productions via Getty Images`

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Decluttering can be stressful − a clinical psychologist explains how personal...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2025

A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene.

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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and...

Staff Writer - February 1, 2025

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026